My friend Arun mentioned my list here is too long. I've shortened it for your reading pleasure.
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Thanks all, for your feedback regarding yesterday’s posting on awkward silences.
Here are some of the suggestions that came back to me:
Elevator
1.) Post a daily poem in the elevator for discussion (Tiffany)
2.) Engage in a stretching session (Alison)
3.) Take the stairs (Sherry)
Hallway
4.) Perform a Dolly Parton song (Alison)
5.) Pass the time with a staring contest (Alicia)
6.) Conduct a game of “Marco Polo” (Jacqueline)
Also, thank you Sherry Young for sending me this comprehensive list on dealing with elevator awkwardness. I am a fan of # 20.
1. Make race car noises when anyone gets on or off.
7. Shave.
8. Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: "Got enough air in there?"
11. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.
14. One word: Flatulence!
17. Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce: "I've got new socks on!"
19. Give religious tracts to each passenger.
20. Meow occassionally.
22. Frown and mutter "gotta go, gotta go" then sigh and say "oops!"
26. Walk on with a cooler that says "human head" on the side.
29. Leave a box between the doors.
33. When the elevator is silent, look around and ask "is that your beeper?"
34. Play the harmonica.
38. Say "I wonder what all these do" and push the red buttons.
41. Bring a chair along.
50. If anyone brushes against you, recoil and holler "Bad touch!"
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